Alisal-Alvarez boys hoops

 Big game?
 Only if you have title aspirations.
 Another loss for both teams could be crippling in their bids to keep pace with unbeaten North County.
 Perhaps Alisal is better off on the road, with both of their Pacific Division losses having come at home.
Then again, Alvarez, which hosts the Trojans tonight to open the second half of the season, has won nine straight league home games.
Bernard Gomez and Deryck Benting have emerged this winter as key components to the Eagles' bid to repeat the feat as league champions.
 The Trojans have rode the shoulders of Jessy Hurtado most of the season. Teams that neutralize the high scoring junior limit Alisal's options offensively.